Advance to a Software-Defined Infrastructure

The Evolution of Converged Infrastructure. Converged infrastructure solutions are evolving rapidly. While first-generation converged solutions were focused mainly on offering superior time to production, the new generation of solutions also focuses on offering significant improvements in operating value. They provide faster mean time to resolution, simpler and faster ways to provision and increment resources, and a higher degree of automation in areas such as systems management (for instance, automated firmware upgrades).

According to recent research by Forbes Insights, 42% of organizations in Asia Pacific consider themselves either advanced or leaders in terms of their digital transformation journey. The region is at a turning point. Leaders are disrupting industries and staying ahead because of their digital transformation foresight.

Hitachi Data Systems cordially invites you to attend our webcast on Asia Pacific Technology Trends for 2017. Please join the speakers from HDS for this 1 hour webcast to learn how these technology trends enable and accelerate your organization’s digitization.

Register to the live webcast that covers:
• how these technology trends enable and accelerate your organization’s digitization
• some of the findings of the Forbes Insights research, sponsored by HDS
• how they reveal the inhibitors to successful transformation
• why digital leaders are so far ahead of the pack

A recent Forbes survey shows that Digital Transformation will be the highest priority for both IT and line-of-business executives in 2017. Business outcomes will drive IT, and IT will shift its focus from infrastructure to application development and analytics. Some of the major trends for 2017 will redefine the data center and focus on a number of key technologies that will enable the transition from legacy systems to systems of innovation. Operational Technology (OT) from sensors will begin to integrate with IT, and the foundation will be established for Internet of Things (IoT) developments that are currently in the proof-of-concept stage.

Managing high data growth rates is a key data center challenge for IT teams. In fact, data is expected to grow at a 44% CAGR through at least 2020. So it’s no surprise that flash storage is taking the storage market by storm.

To help simplify this data management challenge and maintain high performance, companies are moving to a hybrid cloud storage approach. In fact, according to IDC, cloud will comprise 49% of enterprise storage spend in 2016 and is estimated to reach 54% by 2020.

Join us for a live webcast with IDC on November 17, 2016 at Noon ET, 9:00 a.m. PT, where we will offer insights, trends and key benefits of moving your data center to a hybrid cloud storage environment.

Faced with a complex and heterogeneous infrastructure, even the normal storage management tasks, like performance forecasts, capacity management and SLA management, are complex, time-consuming and costly to be done. Continuous reliability is also challenging to maintain. Concerning to the problem, HDS evolves its Analytic Driven Storage Management. Let’s watch the video to see how can we help!

Digital Enterprises, System Integrators and Cloud Service Providers require diverse hybrid cloud solutions in order to provide the right services for their complex mix of traditional and cloud-ready applications. That is why we have built solutions that allow you to consume services from multiple hypervisors, containers, bare metal and legacy systems within a single cloud platform. Join this session to learn about the diverse range of approaches available within the Microsoft ecosystem to deliver the Programmable Data Center for the Digital Enterprise.

Have you considered a move to converged infrastructure, but need to be convinced with solid return on investment (ROI) data? Respected industry analyst IDC interviewed global enterprises that use and rely on Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) to calculate its true business value. IDC found that each organization earned an average return of 360% or about $32.7 million over a five-year period.

On October 27, 2016, join IDC and Hitachi Data Systems for a live webcast and learn IDC’s methodology to determine the customer results. The comprehensive independent analysis includes a breakdown of business benefits in four key areas and shows how UCP:

•Increases business productivity with improved application performance, reduced provision time and faster time to market.
•Improves risk mitigation and user productivity with a high level of resiliency, performance and efficiency.
•Boosts IT staff productivity with decreased IT time to set up new infrastructure and launch new applications.
•Reduces IT infrastructure costs for the provision and deployment of compute, storage and networking resources.

In this new age of Digital Transformation (DX), organizations will have to effectively use next-generation technologies and business processes to transform business models, provide new streams, and create new value for customers. Learn more on how to get the Digital Transformation right for banks in Asia Pacific with IDC and HDS. Join us for a live webcast on 20 October, 2016 where you can listen for the first time:

• Key trends on Digital Transformation for BFSI across Asia Pacific
• How to achieve Digital Transformation success and leverage best practices for BFSI
• Steps and 3 golden rules to get the transformation right

If you can't turn data into insights, you can't grow in the digital era. Data is your key to unlock new opportunities and usher in real business transformation. Join us for a live webcast on October 19, 2016. Harry Zimmer, an HDS industry expert, will help to clarify the meaning of digital transformation.

You will learn:
•What is digital transformation and what impact will it have on you and your company?
•What does a successful digital transformation project look like?
•Does digital transformation link to big data and IoT initiatives?

Although business continuity is mission critical, many organizations do only the bare minimum to prepare for it. That's because data protection is often expensive and complex. Watch the video to understand how HDS Hyperconverged Infrastructure can help.

Join us to find out how the new Hitachi Enterprise Cloud Solution is providing new capabilities, tools and process enablement to support business digital transformation. Hitachi Enterprise Cloud provides an agile, robust platform to deliver an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) hybrid cloud solution that underpins the digital transformation journey. In this session you will see how Hitachi Enterprise Cloud is a key enabler to many key areas of any customers digital transformation strategy.

Since the year 2000, 52% of fortune 500 companies no longer exist. Digital transformation is essential for organizations to survive and thrive in the digital economy. IT needs to transform into a digital enabler to create new revenue streams, improve operational efficiencies and drive superior customer experience. However, there is a growing gap between business expectations and IT's ability to execute in order to realize efficient economic transformation. A new approach is needed.
Join us to find out how a Programmable Data Center is emerging as the IT foundation for digital transformation.

How safe is it to put some of your workloads into a private cloud? As the use of the cloud continues to expand, so does the concern of securing your data. Most breaches come from either insider theft or mismanaged credentials.

Join us for a live webcast and learn about the security threats of the public cloud, new data-security best practices, and how to be better prepared.

In an increasingly connected world, enterprises need the ability to leverage leading-edge technology to respond faster to change, improve key business processes and access the real-time information that enables innovative action. For organisations considering how to take advantage of SAP S/4HANA as the digital core to drive business transformation, the right strategy can accelerate the journey.

Join this webtech to understand:
- The role of S/4HANA in unlocking the potential of the digital economy
- How a Proof of Value approach focuses IT resources on business priorities
- Practical considerations for planning your journey to S/4HANA and beyond

The role of today’s IT leadership is transforming. In addition to mounting demands, technical challenges and operational considerations, there are economic realities to consider. Budgets are under real pressure and as a result, companies are always looking for ways to increase the efficiency of their IT organizations to hold or reduce costs.

To alleviate some of this pain, new generations of technologies have emerged, such as converged infrastructure, or the Unified Compute Platform (UCP) from Hitachi. This type of infrastructure replaces in-house solutions and provides increased automation and control. But, is technology alone an effective long-term tool to maintain or reduce costs?

IT Economics, from HDS, is a proven methodology that can help identify, measure and materially reduce the costs of IT. When paired with the appropriate technology, purpose-built assessments and services help map costs and plan investments around build strategies. Attend this webinar and learn more about this model, a combination of the right technology and the right strategic considerations for your IT investments.

Join us for a live webcast on July 20th, 2016, with Hitachi’s Chief Economist to gain insight into:
•IT cost and efficiency models, from in-house to Converged Infrastructures.
•A true picture of your current storage and related IT costs, along with accurate future projections.
•A clear path to manage storage and IT costs more effectively, while still meeting increasing demands.

What is Digital Transformation? Why is it important? What does it mean for you? Your business? Your future?

Bob Plumridge is the Chief Technology Officer for Hitachi Data Systems in Europe Middle East & Africa. In this role Bob is responsible for aligning technology vision with business strategy and evangelising this vision to the press, analysts, existing and potential customers.

Greg Kinsey heads the Industrial IoT business at Hitachi Insight Group, with overall responsibility for strategy, innovation, product portfolio, and business P&L for digital transformation solutions in the manufacturing industry.

Disruptive technologies like “bring your own device“ (BYOD) and file synchronization have revolutionized the way we work. In the digital enterprise, your data must be as mobile as your workforce.

As they move toward mobility, mature organizations are feeling the growing pains more acutely than their digital-native counterparts. But, those that make the choice to lead the change have the opportunity to redefine the way they work and create a more agile, more connected enterprise.

Learn more about how to transform IT today so you can deliver solutions that drive better collaboration and productivity across your enterprise tomorrow. Join us for a live webcast on June 29, 2016, to hear Jeff Lundberg break down the latest trends, challenges and technologies to help make your data more mobile.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn:
•Why mobility is the new normal.
•What the latest workforce mobility trends mean for your organization.
•How to manage the infrastructure impact and risks associated with BYOD data growth.

- Simple – reduce complexity with a simple solution that is efficient to manage and affordable to maintain
- Scalable – keep up with infrastructure needs and prevent business disruptions with a scalable solution that will meet future needs
- Agile – choose and solution that enhances service quality and responsiveness
- Insightful – illuminate dark data and reveal insights that show you how to best protect, manage, and retain your data

Are you interested to hear how you get more value from your data and how to better protect your data whilst saving costs? Please join this 20 min webcast to discover how you can optimise your data protection strategy.

What is software defined X, is it a technology or a topic? Is there a clear and unambiguous definition, and is anyone delivering a “true” software-defined solution? Everyone seems to have a different definition, each wanting to play in this field without really knowing what they’re playing in.

Join us for a live webcast on May 18, 2016, to hear from an industry expert, Harry Zimmer, who will walk us through the seemingly undefined world of Software-Defined X. Mr. Zimmer will help to demystify solutions and explain why the industry and market seemed to be so confused.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn:
•What the vendor and analyst communities are saying.
•If there is a practical or simple definition that you can use.
•Whether you should have a software-defined strategy or plan.
•If Software-Defined X is a movement for software systems to control hardware systems.

Hitachi Data Systems builds Social Innovation – technology innovation for business and social prosperity. We believe that successful businesses create a successful society in the fundamental mechanism of Social Innovation. We focus on big data that offers real value – what we call the Internet of Things that matter. Our IT infrastructure, cloud solutions and services drive strategic management and analysis of the world’s data. Only Hitachi Data Systems integrates the best of information technology and operational technology to deliver the exceptional insight that businesses need to transform and thrive. Visit us at www.HDS.com